It takes the average reader 4 hours and 34 minutes to read Beautiful Democracy by Russ Castronovo
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
The photographer and reformer Jacob Riis once wrote, “I have seen an armful of daisies keep the peace of a block better than a policeman and his club.” Riis was not alone in his belief that beauty could tame urban chaos, but are aesthetic experiences always a social good? Could aesthetics also inspire violent crime, working-class unrest, and racial murder? To answer these questions, Russ Castronovo turns to those who debated claims that art could democratize culture—civic reformers, anarchists, novelists, civil rights activists, and college professors—to reveal that beauty provides unexpected...
Beautiful Democracy by Russ Castronovo is 272 pages long, and a total of 68,544 words.
This makes it 92% the length of the average book. It also has 84% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 14 minutes to read Beautiful Democracy aloud.
Beautiful Democracy is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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